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The Reflective Doc
- Apr 15, 2021
- 4 min
Seeking Restful Sleep?
My father, a family medicine physician, practiced in a small town in rural North Dakota. In the absence of specialized emergency room...
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The Reflective Doc
- Mar 30, 2021
- 4 min
I Accept That I'm Just Not a Party Animal
I sometimes wonder if I’ve over-accommodated to this lockdown lifestyle. Certainly there have been challenges over the past year, as...
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The Reflective Doc
- Mar 26, 2021
- 5 min
The Myth of the Perfect Pregnancy
Let’s debunk the myth of the perfect pregnancy. Even for those fortunate enough to become pregnant in a desired way and on their...
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The Reflective Doc
- Mar 21, 2021
- 2 min
Stormy Weather in Your Relationships
In his intimate essay on life, relationships, and parenthood, author Keith Gessen shared the following moment of conflict with his wife....
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The Reflective Doc
- Mar 16, 2021
- 3 min
Do We Dare Hope?
It feels almost reckless to experience the beginnings of hope for a post-pandemic future. I catch myself in a daydream, sitting in a...
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The Reflective Doc
- Mar 11, 2021
- 1 min
We Can't Go On Like This
We need a mental health infrastructure bill to meet the growing need for behavioral health services. We simply don't have enough trained...
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The Reflective Doc
- Mar 9, 2021
- 3 min
Can We Pretend I'm Better At This?
Does anyone else feel like they’ve lost the ability to interact? The multitude of conversations I’ve been having in my head seem to...
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The Reflective Doc
- Mar 2, 2021
- 3 min
Coaching You Toward Optimism
My son and his team of eager 3rd and 4th graders compete in a Saturday morning basketball game each week. I find it delightful to watch...
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The Reflective Doc
- Feb 25, 2021
- 3 min
Your Secret Weapon to Defeat Anxiety
If I asked you to determine the exact moment anxious thoughts enter your mind, how successful would you be? At the start of this essay,...
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The Reflective Doc
- Feb 22, 2021
- 3 min
I Should Be Doing More
As this pandemic began, like my colleagues, I scrambled to adjust my psychiatry practice. Each day was spent trialing various online...
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The Reflective Doc
- Feb 19, 2021
- 2 min
Piecing Together Your Beautiful Life
My maternal grandmother was a consistent and loving presence in my childhood. Though I knew her as the woman with the soft voice and...
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The Reflective Doc
- Feb 12, 2021
- 4 min
Sleep Within Reach
I love talking about sleep (cue my husband’s pretend snoring). As rates of insomnia have understandably climbed during the pandemic, many...
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The Reflective Doc
- Feb 8, 2021
- 5 min
Moms, This One's For You
We are attempting the impossible. We are simultaneously trying to keep our children safe, find novel ways to stimulate them, and make...
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The Reflective Doc
- Feb 5, 2021
- 3 min
Discovering a New Path Forward
I listened to a podcast today (Life Kit on NPR) featuring the poet Maggie Smith, whose most recent collection, Keep Moving, was published...
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The Reflective Doc
- Feb 3, 2021
- 4 min
Seeking a Rich and Meaningful Life
Perhaps we can begin with a quote by Dr. Viktor Frankl, a Viennese psychiatrist and neurologist who survived three years in Nazi death...
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The Reflective Doc
- Feb 3, 2021
- 3 min
Conquering Your Panic Attacks
Imagine this: You are a busy, working mom, running late for your first meeting while trying to get your reluctant daughter dressed in the...
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The Reflective Doc
- Feb 3, 2021
- 2 min
We Need Preventative Mental Health in 2021
During these past few months, it has been difficult to find a clear path through each day. We find ourselves spinning in circles,...
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The Reflective Doc
- Feb 3, 2021
- 2 min
Learning to Cope with Loss
This is a time of collective grief—for a way of life, certainty about the future, the presence of our loved ones. We were ambushed by the...
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The Reflective Doc
- Feb 3, 2021
- 2 min
To All the Humans Out There
As we navigate this confusing and exhausting period of uncertainty, many resources entreat us to practice “sitting with our emotions.” We...
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